NE Alberta: The Nest Lounge suffered extensive fire damage last Wednesday and will be closed for at least three months for repairs. A benefit will be held on Tuesday, November 6th at The Know to support those temporarily without work and to help with rebuilding. 1801 NE Alberta St

Northwest

NW Marshall: The Bent Brick has launched a new happy hour chef's choice trio special every day from 5 to 6:30 pm. In addition to $5 glasses of wine, $3 beers, and $5 cocktails, the $25 chef's choice special will feature three modern small plates from chef Will Preisch. The happy hour menu is still home to several $3 bar snacks, like smoked salmon poofs and pickle or ham plates. 1639 Northwest Marshall St

NW Glisan: Kevin Shikami closed his Pearl District eatery Kin last Thursday in order to relocate to Hawaii. With this weather, can you blame him? 524 NW Glisan

National

Denver: The Great American Beer Festival took place in Denver this week, and Oregon's top brewers took home a total of twenty four medals, including eight for the city of Portland alone. Our local medalists include The Commons, Burnside Brewing Co., Breakside Brewery, Laurelwood Brewing (x2), Harvester Brewing, Hopworks Urban Brewery, and Columbia River Brewing. The complete list of winners is availablehere.